PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

In a recent trend, eCommerce mattress brands have been moving into the world of brick-and-mortar retail by opening their own stores and pop-up shops to help let customers test-drive their products in real life. The store was to feature the brand’s original mattress along with pillows, sheets, and, yes, a dog bed made for man’s best friend.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

This year, Boston Retail Partners principal analyst Ken Morris shared his thoughts with Glossy on the closing department stores and what’s happening as a result. While the many available retail technologies can be somewhat overwhelming for merchants, consumer demand is pushing for a more seamless experience. Not quite yet.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Big brands are opening pop-up shops chock full of digital commerce technology and experiences for fans, and Nike is no exception. Between its flagship and pop-up shop, brands like Nike are incorporating mobile payments along with experiences into their new retail spaces as they head into a digital future.

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Atlanta Retail New York City New York 127

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 14, 2024

For financial marketers, especially those in credit unions and community banks, the biggest event of the year, The Financial Brand Forum , is just two months away. For the most part, early-bird (or very-early-bird) prices are still in effect, so you can easily save $1,000 or more on a pair of tickets. But there is much more to choose from.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

It’s Boston. It’s February (or maybe it’s May, because it’s still snowing in Boston). The biggest driver for the connected car, said Frieden, is recognizing the importance of the millennial market and the technologically-enabled ways that millennials buy what they need. “So, Picture this. It’s snowing. Hands-Free Commerce.

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Millennials Boston Retail Mobile 109

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

The Department of Transportation will use the back-end support of Cubic Transportation and, in collaboration with Passport, will change the EASY Card revenue management system to allow travelers to buy fares using contactless, check balances on the cards, view account history and manage accounts through a new app.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

Now they can earn points no matter how they pay, even if they opt to use a credit card or cash. The new app is powered by LevelUp , a mobile payments platform created by Boston startup SCVNGR and the force behind PYMNTS’ mobile order-ahead tracker. We’re a dietary-sensitive brand,” said Rettker. Because they are special to us.”.

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social media Mobile Boston Payments 109

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

I tried last night to make a reservation from Boston to San Francisco, and it told me that I had presented it with a first: There were no flights between those two cities. Within the next few months, the Amex bot will have artificial intelligence and servicing technology. At least that response only took a few seconds to get.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Decomposers are the ecosystem wild card. These ever-present wild cards can tip the balance of an ecosystem one way or the other — sometimes by working quietly under the surface for long periods of time to fortify its health and keep the balance intact. Some spend much more in cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Café X Technologies. Cafe X is a robotic cafe in San Francisco that serves premium coffee using mobile ordering and automation technology. It’s the first cafe of its kind from Cafe X Technologies, which is focused on increasing productivity in the service industry through automation. Total Disclosed Funding: $5.1M.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. The hope is that the brand/experience convo will lure in customers and keep them buying. Their retail experience needs a bit of reinventing , and she did that for the iconic brand when she joined them. You want to know what really sizzled this week? Burberry, Ms.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Large banks and nonbanks, merchants and technology companies are pressing to solidify their inroads into the financial transaction business. Research and everyday observation show how consumers are increasingly using mobile technologies. It’s become a familiar story, usually with a new splash. Ed Bachelder, payments consultant.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Simultaneously the bank invested in Paladin Fraud, Trabian Technology, and Chartwell Compliance to provide compliance and risk management solutions in the complex and connected web of fintech partnerships. RIP, Brandon Dewitt.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

And you can see it in the hustle by retailers and brands large and small to pivot their businesses and business models — and the disclaimers on just about every retail site starting a week or more ago that orders placed online might not make it in time for Christmas. And the Pays still haven’t. 25-31, 2020.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

According to Brad Powers, Passport’s CTO, none of it would be possible without mobile payment technology. In fact, he said, without the rise of mobile payment technology, most parking apps would have never gotten off the ground. Currently, Passport accepts all major card types, including Visa and MasterCard, as well as PayPal.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

NanoPay is finding that for mobile payments to take off, even among early adopters, using a phone to pay must be much more rewarding and convenient than tapping a card. “You want to get into as many use cases as possible,” said Greg Weed, director of card performance research at Phoenix Marketing International.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

On those content-filled pages were advertisements hoping to catch the consumer’s eye, build a brand and influence a purchase. About every seven or so minutes, there was a commercial break in which ads were inserted with the same ambition — build a brand and drive a buy. In July 2017, business data enabler Domo reported that 2.5

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Google Data social media Branding 121

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

All of this was coincident with reports of widespread app outages, with MoviePass running out of money and taking a short-term, high-interest loan just to fund member purchasing cards. billion) for its investors in the biggest technology IPO Europe has seen as of this summer. million users, up from 9.2 Adyen’s Big IPO.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

For 50 years, consumers have been trained to produce a plastic card of some kind at the point of sale to pay for something. They know they can do that anywhere they shop – the biggest of the big stores and the smallest of the mom-and-pop shops – and that their card will be accepted and will work. This Is the Human Brain on Habits.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

During this time, you can add a promo code, change the suggested runner tip, and choose which card you’d like to use. For third-party delivery apps, customer service is another area where omnichannel technology is in demand. We need to be an extension of our partners’ service and brand.”.

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Javelin Strategy & Research

JUNE 21, 2014

I had the pleasure of speaking at NextBankUSA in Boston the other week on the Future of Payments, as I see them. They have also mentioned the use of drone delivery, although this one looks more than a little sci-fi for now (along with providing inspiration for a brand new sport I’ll call for now “Skeet Shopping”). What can I say?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Salsify , a startup that helps companies and their brands “win on the digital shelf,” has just raised another $155 million as it doubles down on product development and expands globally. 23) that they have closed on a deal with the Boston-based software and eCommerce company for $155 million in a Series E round of financing.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Credit cards offer rewards but over 60% of payments are made on debit cards. Race Data brought bank client on stage who is thrilled with the product, he also states that the technology gives context to bank call center employees as well. ^KT. Katerina Frolovicheva (MD, Technologies Innovations). Plus the 1% rewards.

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Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

Independent Banker

JANUARY 27, 2016

Eric Morse counters megabanks through judicious marketing and branding. Boston native. Lifelong Boston Bruins fan. For that reason, every community bank should consider whether its marketing and branding are adequately communicating that second message, however directly or indirectly. Eric Morse, Needham Bank. Assets: $1.9

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Community Bank Community Boston Branding 70

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This small business is a really small business: a guy working out of a teeny tiny storefront in a little town north of Boston. Like many small businesses (SMBs), he doesn’t accept cards. It’s why Visa and Mastercard are such powerful global brands. The invoice amount was less than $500. The Dislike of the Unknown.

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Payments Innovation Boston Branding 195

PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2017

The layout has been re-arranged to accommodate a self-serve cosmetic area and a fragrance room that gives shoppers the option to explore perfumes by scent type instead of brand. Those all have to be part of the experience, and that is what we are thinking about when we think about new technology.”.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. Use these 3 technologies to safeguard customer data. It’s in their DNA.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

Why do mobile payment users choose another method if they have taken the trouble to load their card data? There is a difference in the choice of debit or credit card as a funding source among users. Meanwhile, only 44 percent of Apple Pay users prefer to use a debit card as a funding source and 50 percent use a credit card.

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NCR

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The growth of mobile banking over the last few years is a trend that should put the technology at the heart of every financial institution’s strategy. This is a message that US banks appear to be hearing loud and clear, at least according to the findings of a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

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Mobile US Payments Study 72

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Technology — not traditional payments companies — will be who leads the way. Looking at the data, how players in payments and commerce more broadly are using technology and the shopping habits of consumers all make that fact indisputable. For most of the last decade, we’ve been talking about the same old, same old.

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Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

Again another financial wellness platform using machine learning technology. HQ: Boston, MA. A TON of really old technology is being used in mortgage lending. In fact, Fiserv recently sold ALL of their mortgage technology to a PE firm. Info: Fiserv is a leading global leader in financial services technology solutions.

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CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. “The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

It could aggregate payments cards, loyalty cards, store coupons, and maybe even convert a consumer’s physical identity into something digital so that a consumer could literally leave home without her wallet. That’s also like saying the average winter temperature in Boston is 37 degrees. Then, the retailers distracted themselves.

Retail 90

Retail Payments Online Mobile 90

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. How about Facebook gift cards? Robotics and technology are taking jobs from people who need them the most, it’s said.

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Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

In other words, pay no attention to the notion that voice assistants are these clunky, friction-filled technologies that have reached their peak. Google, with Google Assistant, recognizes this shift, too, and is making its own moves in the space with branded devices and integrations with consumer product brands.

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Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Advances in technology improved the mass production of textiles there and gave rise to new merchant centers outside Istanbul. Fewer buyers means that brands no longer find those outlets useful for distribution. Suddenly, shoppers had more options to buy the same things at more competitive prices closer to home.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Advances in technology improved the mass production of textiles there and gave rise to new merchant centers outside Istanbul. Fewer buyers means that brands no longer find those outlets useful for distribution. Suddenly, shoppers had more options to buy the same things at more competitive prices closer to home.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112